Police officers in Bayelsa state have turned the state inside out through a stop and search/cordon operations in a bid to rescue Nancy Keme Dickson, the younger sister to the Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson and her sales girl who were kidnapped by unknown armed men today.
The gunmen, numbering four and driving an ash colour Lexus Jeep, were said to stormed their victim shop at about 2.50pm today, triggering movement of heavy security personnel to the exit and entry points into the state capital.
Eyewitnesses said the gunmen trailed Nancy Keme Dickson to her shop along Okaka road, Yenagoa where she and her sales girl were kidnapped and taken away to an unknown destination.
The state police public relations officer, Asinim Butswat said: “on the 19 December, 2015, at about 1450hrs, four unknown gunmen in an ash coloured Lexus Jeep, trailed one Nancy Keme Dickson, 26 yrs, to her shop at Okaka road, Yenagoa, and abducted her and her sales girl to an unknown destination.
“Efforts have been intensified to arrest the abductors and investigation is ongoing.” [myad]
